The Loneliest Road

Chris Peters takes an impromptu road trip to ease his woes following the death of his wife.

Stopping at a roadside diner in a town not marked on a map, he notices the waitress looks remarkably like his beloved wife. The sight of the waitress brings comfort to Chris for the first time since his wife's death. Unable to bring himself to leave her, Chris gets a room at a nearby hotel.

When the waitress ends up dead, Chris learns that towns not marked on maps are best left alone. His world rapidly spirals out of control. Accused of murder, Chris realizes too late that sometimes justice can be macabre.

*This is the first short story in the Minutes to Death series.